Dream. Deliberate. Decide.

Bringing People Together Through Strategic Planning to Shape the Future

Strategic planning equips civic and nonprofit organizations with the clarity and focus needed to reflect on their values, define goals, and drive meaningful progress. Aligning efforts with a clear mission creates pathways for sustainable growth and lasting community impact.


But if you don’t shape the future, the future will shape you. Too often, governing boards turn to consultants for ready-made solutions—often a sign of uncertainty about their capacity to take on the challenge or exhaustion in the face of the effort required. Yet outsourcing strategic vision is risky. Navigating external pressures and unforeseen challenges demands intentional leadership and a Board that’s fully engaged in shaping its own future.


As strategic planning professionals, we are not just consultants—we are coaches. Our role is to guide organizations through a collaborative process that deepens the Board’s understanding, expands awareness of innovative practices, sparks creativity, and builds capacity for decisive action.


The real value of strategic planning isn’t just in producing a plan—it’s in strengthening the governing Board’s mindset, momentum, and resilience to stay ahead of change, make bold decisions, and drive lasting impact.


Key Objectives

  • Set Clear Priorities: Define actionable goals that align with your mission and reflect your organization’s values.
  • Design Impactful Strategies: Develop focused, adaptable plans to achieve meaningful progress and measurable results.
  • Foster Collaboration: Build trust and strengthen engagement by bringing stakeholders together in open and inclusive dialogue.
  • Leverage Resources: Ensure efficient use of time, energy, and funding to create sustainable impact.
  • Withstand Disruption and Adapt: Build the agility to pivot in response to challenges, seize new opportunities, and maintain momentum in an evolving landscape.
  • Track and Adapt: Monitor progress, evaluate outcomes, and refine strategies to stay responsive to changing needs.
Let's Talk Strategy

To What Does Your Organization or Community Aspire?

Gathering Consensus For Your Future

Social Prosperity Partners Services

Expertise

Our approach to strategic planning prioritizes empowerment over prescriptive solutions. While our deep expertise and extensive experience guide the process, we focus on equipping your team with the knowledge, tools, and confidence needed to navigate challenges and shape your organization’s future.

Social Prosperity Partners Services

Experience

Rather than delivering a pre-packaged plan, we work alongside you as coaches and collaborators. Our experienced team facilitates a process that builds understanding, fosters creativity, and strengthens your Board’s capacity to develop strategies aligned with your mission and goals—ensuring sustainable growth and lasting impact.

Social Prosperity Partners Services

Proven Results

The success of our approach lies in its ability to inspire ownership, alignment, and decisive action. By engaging your team in a collaborative, innovative process, we deliver more than measurable achievements; we help build the confidence and capability to drive your organization forward.

Voices of our Clients

Social Prosperity Partners provides Public meeting facilitation to civic, municipal and nonprofit organizations.


“We engaged Matt Lehrman to lead the strategic planning and visioning process for a new organization that was created by merging two long-standing entities. Among the challenges Matt helped us navigate was the blending of two distinctly different board cultures. Matt created an inclusive and collaborative process that helped our board meaningfully hear and consider the perspectives of its many different stakeholders, ultimately leading to the development of a plan that was unanimously and enthusiastically endorsed. Without a doubt, Matt was the right person for this assignment. His contribution to our success was invaluable."
Richard Kasper, JD CAP
Center for Jewish Philanthropy
Services.
"Matt's strategic planning leadership and expertise were critical in the successful evolution of Tempe Tourism from a Destination Marketing Organization to a Destination Management Organization. He approached the process with a level of thoughtfulness, insight, and collaboration that exceeded our expectations. His interactive approach was invaluable in connecting our board of directors to industry experts, facilitating lively and productive discussions, and ultimately helping us to articulate a clear and compelling written plan for our expanded purpose. Thanks to Matt's guidance, our organization is now better positioned to achieve our goals and serve our community."
Michael Martin
Tempe Tourism
Services.
"Matt was extremely helpful in assisting both the Scottsdale Public Library and the Scottsdale Parks & Recreation Department with our recent and comprehensive strategic planning projects.  Matt specifically excelled in facilitating large community group and organizational leadership input sessions both virtually and in person.  Matt is professional, organized and impressed me with his ability to engage participants in productive dialogue that resulted in valuable feedback that we used to develop our strategic plans."
Kira Peters
Community Services
Scottsdale, Arizona

Also available: Keynotes, Workshops &  Facilitated Discussions on Bridging Divides and Building Community Trust

VISIT MATTLEHRMAN.COM
Share by: